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On August 26th, 2011 lightning from passing storm struck on the north side of Mt. Hood, igniting a wildfire that would burn for more than a month. The Dollar Lake fire spouted plumes of smoke as it burned greater than 6,300 acres. At the time, Washington was experiencing clear skies, so I decided to drive down to Oregon to see if the smoke would create some interesting conditions. I drove up an extinct shield volcano, Larch Mountain (a misnomer since no Western Larches are found here) so see what the conditions were like and decided to stay for sunset.

As the sun hangs low in the sky, the last rays of the evening illuminate the Noble Firs lining a steep precipice. In the distance, Mt. Hood and the smoky haze from the Dollar Lake wildfire below glow pink.

Mt. Hood from Larch Mountain - Oregon
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~GroovyGeek Jan 12, 2012
Yes, I too was hoping for some gorgeous skies on account of the fire but nothing much happened. Summers in the northwest can be so boring, photographically speaking. Nothing but endless blue skies and atrocious hours to catch the sunrise and the sunset. Now winter is a whole different ballgame, I love December and January.
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=greglief Dec 11, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
Well done. The Dollar Lake fire was TERRIBLE. I hope that the beautiful wildflower areas (Elk Cove, Wy'East Basin, Vista Ridge, et cetera) on the NW side of Mount Hood are not too badly damaged.
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*BradLeeDaleNorth Dec 11, 2011  Professional Photographer
Wonderful comp!
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*iphelps Feb 12, 2012
Thanks! This was the second location. I sat on the entrance to an underground wasp nest at the first and was stung on the back the neck so I decided to move.
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~PeterJCoskun Dec 10, 2011
That is some view, unfortunate for the fire.
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*iphelps Feb 12, 2012
Thanks. I had originally intended on shooting in closer proximity to Hood but the fire had other plans.
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